1981 in home video

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Industry milestones

* "Laserdisc" becomes the common name for the format originally introduced (in 1978) as "DiscoVision".
* March - The analog format called SelectaVision (popularly known as "videodiscs") is introduced by RCA.

Movie releases

The following movies were released on video on the following dates:

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*"The Absent-Minded Professor" - June 26, 1981
*"Airplane!"
*"Alice in Wonderland" - October 15, 1981
*"All Quiet on the Western Front"
*"All That Jazz"
*"Bananas"
*"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
*"Darby O'Gill and the Little People" - October 15, 1981
*"Davy Crockett and the River Pirates" - June 26, 1981
*"The Devil and Max Devlin"
*"Dumbo" - June 26, 1981
*"Fame"
*"Fiddler on the Roof"
*"Herbie Rides Again" - October 15, 1981
*"Kramer vs. Kramer"
*"The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" - June 26, 1981
*"My Fair Lady"
*"Nine to Five"
*"Pollyanna" - October 15, 1981
*"Stir Crazy"
*"Treasure Island" - October 15, 1981
*"The Watcher in the Woods"